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Monday, May 26, 2014

A Week of Devotions: #1 "Can You Hear Me Now?"

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to contribute some devotions to a friend's discipleship ministry. Over the next week or so, I'm sharing a few of them on my blog. Here's the first:

I heard the woman's voice long before I reached the terminal gate. The nasal, strident tone was distinctive above the din of the other conversations in this area of the airport. At the designated Southwest gate, I felt a frown of consternation forming as I realized the only seat available in "B" section was by her.

She was obviously a businesswoman: well-tailored suit, laptop, cell phone fused to her ear. It was via the phone that this one-sided conversation was being held. Ignoring was not an option due to her volume and distinctive voice. She droned on for the 30 minutes prior to boarding - a continuous stream of coworker criticisms, boasts, and self promotions, continually denigration of others' accomplishments with praise always followed by a "but...".

I wondered how one person could be so unpleasant! I wondered if she had a clue how much about her personality was being revealed to the strangers around her. As my opinion of the woman diminished, a troubling thought drifted in:

How much do my words reveal about my heart? Would strangers hear my conversations and marvel at how unpleasant I was?

Let no corrupt communication proceedeth out of your mouth except that which is good for the use of edifying that it might administer grace to the hearers.~ Ephesians 4:29

About Me

I'm a pastor's wife (which proves God has a sense of humor). I want a pause button on life so I can finally catch up. I'm a proud Southerner who wants to write a novel. My life often resembles an episode of "I Love Lucy"! One of the items on my bucket list is to stand at the end of the rainbow (it can actually be done!).